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Beads. Six small beads, clockwise from top: a white ring with black veins made of steatite, an orange ring of amber, a blue star shaped bead, a swirled grey and yellow glass ring, a brown glass rounded triangle with yellow spirals, a large blue glass ring with white swirls.

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Thatching tools. A small wooden spade with two points, a metal spatula with teeth and a wooden handle, a two pronged metal fork with a wooden handle.

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Gorget and breastplate. A brass gorget decorated with a crown, foliage and the initials G.R. with red fabric rosettes, an oval shaped breastplate with the initials G.R. and the text Old Aberdeen Volunteers.

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A certificate certifying a James S. Barclay as a member of the Aberdeen division of the Civil Defence Corps in 1949, and a silver badge with the initial A.R.P. and a crown.
Hallmarked silver lapel badge, Design: Crown over ARP (Air Raid Precautions); Used by Mr J Barclay during his duties as section (platoon) leader in Aberdeen Civil Defence

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Printed Certificate of Enrolment, 'This is to certify that James S…

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Clay pipes. Two small clay pipes, one stamped with laurels and a crown.

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Snuff mulls. Nine snuff mulls in various shapes: boxes made of wood and inlaid horn and ivory, spiral shaped horns, a miniature wooden shoe, a horn with the tip carved into a monster's head, and a repurposed bronze axe head.

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Powder horns. Two flattened horns decorated with incised rosettes and knotwork, with brass spouts.

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Grave goods. A miniature bronze cauldron covered with green rust and decorated with punched dots, and a small opaque blue glass object shaped like a lens.

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Bellarmine wine jar. A fat mottled brown ceramic bottle with a handle, a rose stamped on the middle, and on the neck a face of an elderly bearded man with bushy eyebrows.
Bellarmine wine jar; glaze colour, dark & light tan (mottled), rose medallion & bearded caricature stamped on the side (a Protestant caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine.)

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Nails. Two large iron nails with a tapering square cross section, one about a foot long and the other half as long.

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